Greenspiration News & Events: Reality Check

[Angela Bischoff - OCAA]



 

Reality Check: The IEA Busts 10 Myths About the Energy Transition

Renewables are growing exponentially. The shift is transformative, but also widely undercounted. The International Energy Agency’s latest findings — on renewables’ rise and oil demand peaking — add urgency to this transition.

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/02/reality-check-the-iea-busts-10-myths-about-the-energy-transition/ 

 

The Spanish city that banned cars

Pontevedra banned cars in 1999. Not only have they not had a single road-related death in over a decade, but air pollution has been reduced by 67% and our overall quality of life in the city has dramatically improved. Some 15,000 people have moved to the city since it became car-free. The mayor who championed this has been re-elected 4 times. Based on its success with citizens and businesses, European cities are following their lead. "People don't want to live in cities designed for cars: They want cities for people."

https://www.politico.eu/article/pontevedra-city-pioneer-europe-car-free-future/ 

 

Paris is Working to Become a '15-Minute City'

... where everything you need is located locally within 15 mins. Every street will have a bike lane, 60,000 parking spots are being removed & replaced with parks. They aren't done yet.

https://twitter.com/MikeHudema/status/1708988265599000809

 

How Canada can meet its 2030 climate targets in 10 steps

https://monitormag.ca/articles/how-canada-can-meet-its-2030-climate-targets/

 

Public inquiry into foreign interference in elections should target Big Oil 

Most oil and gas companies in Canada are foreign-owned and funded, and they use a loophole to fund election activities. This loophole must be closed.

https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/september-2023/big-oil-foreign-interference-elections/ 

 

Take Action to Regulate Canadian Banks' Funding of Fossil Fuels

Ask our elected leaders to support the regulation of Canada’s financial institutions and make them aligned with the United Nations Paris Agreement on climate change.

https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/banks-digital-day-of-action-2

 

How to win electoral support from young people? How about instituting a Youth Climate Corps

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/06/opinion/electoral-support-youth-climate-corps

Are you 35 or under? If so, send your letter for a Youth Climate Corps here: 

https://www.climateemergencyunit.ca/ycccoverletter

Youth in the US just won The American Climate Corps

https://twitter.com/SethDKlein/status/1704871695088259216

 

Danielle Smith’s government is under investigation for its secrecy. Here’s what you need to know

https://thenarwhal.ca/oipc-alberta-danielle-smith-foi/  

 

What the NDP win in Manitoba means for the environment

https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-election-results-kinew-2023/ 

 

Ontario favoured unnamed third parties over experts when forcing Hamilton to expand: court docs - echoing Greenbelt scandal

https://thenarwhal.ca/hamilton-urban-boundary-expansion-docs/ 

 

The Freecycle Network™! 

We are a grassroots & entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their own Towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free. Sign up now.

https://www.freecycle.org/ 

 

Let's Rent a Train – 93 min. video doc

This is an historical film about the rise and fall of a militant revolutionary group - the League for Socialist Action, 1961-1977 - that profoundly altered Canada’s political landscape. During the social upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s, several hundred highly disciplined activists led Canada’s antiwar movement against the U.S. invasion of Vietnam, played a key role in winning the abortion rights struggle, and more.

https://www.letsrentatrain.ca

 

Why is Doug Ford Turning his back on renewables while the world goes green?
Order free leaflets here.

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/pamphlets/

 

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Toronto Women's Bookstore 50th Anniversary Party

Tues. Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m. ET

Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West

Join us to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Toronto Women's Bookstore: 1973-2012. Readings! Music! Slideshow! Nostalgia and memories! In person and livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PQ94RXuHgc (permanent recording at the link).

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-womens-bookstore-50th-anniversary-party-tickets-628203251837 

 

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Computing the Climate - Book Launch

Tues. Oct. 10, 4 - 6 pm ET

ES1050, Earth Sciences Building, 5 Bancroft Avenue, U of Toronto

This book tells the story of climate models, tracing their history from nineteenth-century calculations on the effects of greenhouse gases, to modern Earth system models that integrate the atmosphere, the oceans, and the land using the full resources of today’s most powerful supercomputers. Computing the Climate is ideal for anyone who has wondered where the projections of future climate change come from – and why we should believe them. Join us for a talk and Q&A. Reception to follow.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/computing-the-climate-book-launch-tickets-719251619957 

 

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Fair Shares webinar with Anjali Appadurai, Ceecee Holz, and Meena Raman

Wed. Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. ET

As the climate crisis intensifies around the world, how is Canada showing up within the international community? The climate crisis is driven by deep histories of colonialism, global capitalism, international trade, geopolitics and imperialism. All of these forces come together to create the political deadlock that we find ourselves in today. This crisis, however, also has a deep history of organized struggle, which began in the Global South where communities have been pushing back against the root causes of this crisis for decades. We need to understand this history and the current global big picture in order to truly understand "Climate Justice". With this international perspective in mind, we can do our local and regional work more effectively.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcO6trD0sHNxfqoOvbl8oQjOavWTKaVnE#/registration 

 

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Nuclear Energy and the Bomb

Thur. Oct. 12, 7 p.m.

St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick

When thinking about energy transitions, the issue of nuclear weapons rarely comes to mind. Yet the connections between generating nuclear energy and the ability to make nuclear weapons have been evident since Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed. One connection is separating plutonium from used nuclear fuel, the technology proposed for Point Lepreau in New Brunswick. Other connections include the overlap in technical expertise and institutions.

https://cedar-project.org/2023-ramana/ 

 

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Logging Algonquin Screening & Panel

Thur. Oct. 12, 7 - 9 p.m. ET

ByTowne Cinema, 325 Rideau Street, Ottawa

Join us for the Ottawa Premiere of Logging Algonquin, a documentary that delves into the critical issue of logging in Algonquin Park.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/logging-algonquin-screening-panel-tickets-715445636157 

 

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The 2023 Canadian City Parks Report Launch

Thur. Oct. 12, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET

Park People is launching the 2023 Canadian City Parks Report, the fifth annual report highlighting the most significant trends, issues, and practices shaping Canada's city parks.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-the-2023-canadian-city-parks-report-launch-tickets-722437248257 

 

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Confronting the Rising Cost of Living in Toronto: Community-based Solutions to Housing and Food Insecurity

Thur. Oct. 12, 7 - 9 p.m. ET

University College, 15 King's College Circle Room 161, U of Toronto

This panel brings together affordable housing and food security advocates to discuss the challenges facing Toronto residents and some of the community-based and policy solutions being developed to address the city’s affordability crisis.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/confronting-the-rising-cost-of-living-in-toronto-tickets-731375944137

 

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The Climate Policy We Need

Thur. Oct. 12, 5 p.m. ET

Sat. Oct. 14, 3 p.m. ET

The clock is ticking on a critical piece of climate action. MPs and bureaucrats are negotiating the details of the long-promised Emissions Cap policy behind closed doors right now — and they’re expected to take it public before the year is out. But Big Oil and their lobbyists are pushing hard to weaken and delay this game-changing climate policy — meeting with our politicians as often as 7 times a day to that end. We’re hosting a series of calling parties this week - we'll patch you into MPs from the comfort of your home. If you’ve never participated in a calling party, don’t worry! We’ll provide you with a training and a script, and support you every step of the way.

https://act.leadnow.ca/emcap-pb/

 

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Protecting our Pensions & the Planet: Info-Session

Thur. Oct. 12, 7 p.m. ET

Canadian pensions are heavily invested in fossil fuels, which are jeopardizing the very future we're saving for. As beneficiaries, we can demand better from our pension managers. Join us for a 1-hour info-session with Shift Action to learn more about how Canada's largest pension plans, including the CPP, continue to risk our retirement savings on fossil fuels despite the worsening global climate crisis. Learn how we can engage our pension funds to protect our pensions and our planet by investing in a just and liveable future.

https://www.forourkids.ca/pension_session

 

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Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival 

October 12-22

Paradise Theatre, 1006 Bloor St. W., Toronto

Launched in 1999, Planet in Focus showcases engaging and artistic films that question, explore and tell stories about the world in which we live. We use film as a catalyst for public awareness, discussion and engagement on a broad range of environmental issues.

https://planetinfocus.org/  

 

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A Day of Dialogue about Decolonization, Degrowth and Energy Transitions

Friday, Oct. 13

St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick

With Dr. Gordon Edwards, CCNR, Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club, MV Ramana, UBC and many more.

https://cedar-project.org/2023-october/ 

 

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Nuclear-Free Future Awards

Fri. Oct. 13, 1 p.m. ET

Meet the winners of the 2022 Nuclear-Free Future Awards and hear their stories! Hosted by Beyond Nuclear.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nxZDuzIoQj6tT-B7igxKjg#/registration 

 

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United Against TC Energy 

Indigenous Land defenders are coming to Toronto from across Turtle Island to resist TC Energy’s pipelines from Wet-suwet-en territory to Puebla/Hidalgo Mexico. This is the moment to come out in full force and join their rallying call: NO to pipelines, colonization, policing, and corporate greed stealing their land, poisoning the water, and burning the planet!

 

Film Screening and Panel

Fri. Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. ET

Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, 16 Spadina Road (Spadina Station), Toronto

Featuring special guest renowned Nigerian environmental justice activist Nnimmo Bassey.

 

Solidarity Rally

Sat. Oct. 14, 1 p.m. ET

Nathan Philips Square (Toronto City Hall), Toronto

Meet at 1pm for speeches and a march through the heart of downtown Toronto, where we will make some noise outside of major landmarks of the colonial-capitalist extractive industry.

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/157797367328626  

https://mininginjustice.org/unitedagainsttc/ 

 

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Red October: A Conference of Socialist Ideas in Action

October 13-14

Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism, 24 Cecil Street , Toronto

The world is burning, public services are being gutted, the far-right is emboldened, and working-class people are struggling to make ends meet. Now more than ever, we need to join together and strategize to build working class unity and power. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-october-a-conference-of-socialist-ideas-in-action-tickets-707910036977 

 

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Stop Highway 413 - Harvest Walks 

Sat. Oct. 14, 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. ET 

- Nashville Conservation Reserve, Humber Valley Heritage Trail, Vaughan

- Bolton walks north and south, 10 a.am., Caledon

Join the Wilderness Committee to hike the Nashville Conservation Area as part of Harvest Ontario Walks (H.O.W) to Stop Highway 413. Hike followed by a rally. Learn about actions to oppose the highway, the federal impact assessment and enjoy gorgeous fall colours (we hope!)

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/harvest-ontario-stop-highway-413-hike-tickets-727862485287 

https://environmentaldefence.ca/howtostop413/ 

Sign the petition to Stop Hwy 413: https://davidsuzuki.org/action/stop-highway-413 

 

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Bloor West Complete Street Extension

Sat. Oct. 14, 11 a.m.

Exciting news: the Bloor bike lane has now been extended west an additional 3.7 kilometres deep into Etobicoke, the previously impenetrable home turf of Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Join the Community Bikeways Coalition in celebration! Join either group ride:

- Bloor and Runnymede (heading West); and

- Tom Riley Park (heading East). 

We’ll then converge at the Humber River and enjoy a social in the park (with pizza). Everyone is then encouraged to further explore the new bike lanes.

https://www.communitybikewaysto.ca/events/bloor-w-new-bike-lane-group-ride 

 

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Intergenerational Talking Circle on Youth and Planetary Wellbeing

Sat. Oct. 14, 1:30 - 3:30 pm. ET 

Join for a reflective conversation on the wellbeing of youth and planet, add your voice to an international research project. Topics of discussion include * digital technology * culture and tradition * challenges to youth * challenges to planetary wellbeing * what we need, what we’ve lost, what we have.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canadas-intergenerational-talking-circle-youth-and-planetary-wellbeing-tickets-716870457837 

 

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Women and Trans Tenants School Program 

Oct. 14 ,15, 17 and 24

The Tenant School provides intensive training on the law. The instructors are lawyers and experienced community advocates. In this four-part workshop series, you will learn:

- The ins and outs of landlord and tenant law, including issues specific to domestic violence and eviction

- How the Landlord and Tenant Board works

- How to advocate for yourself and your neighbours

- How you can work with government to make change

Workshops are held over Zoom.

https://www.torontotenants.org/registration_is_open_for_the_women_and_trans_tenants_school_program

 

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